"Historians have few doubts that the Nobel Committee was making a political statement. Nobel Prize historian, Eivind Stenersen, said that the prize was clearly intended to 'send a signal to North Korea and the U.S. that they need to go into negotiations.' ”

“The repercussions of partisan squabbling are not limited to the realm of the domestic affairs. As the South African economy suffers a severe depression and rising unemployment levels, currently at 26.6%, the country cannot afford for foreign investment to dry up.”